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Velvet (TV series)

Velvet
Also known asGalerías Velvet
GenreDrama
Created byRamón Campos
Gema R. Neira
Directed byCarlos Sedes
David Pinillos
StarringPaula Echevarría
Miguel Ángel Silvestre
Theme music composerLucio Godoy
Opening theme"Falling in Love" by Alba Llibre
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes55
Production
Executive producerAtresmedia
Running time70 minutes (approx.)
Production companyBambú Producciones
Original release
NetworkAntena 3
ReleaseFebruary 17, 2014 (2014-02-17) –
December 21, 2016 (2016-12-21)
Related
Velvet Colección

Velvet (also known as Galerías Velvet)[1] is a Spanish drama television series created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. María and produced by Bambú Producciones for Antena 3.[2] Its budget is estimated in 500,000 euros per episode.[3] The main storyline of the show is the love story of Alberto Márquez (played by Miguel Ángel Silvestre), heir of Galerías Velvet, one of the most prestigious fashion houses in the Spain of the late 1950s, and Ana Ribera (Paula Echevarría), who works as a seamstress there.

Cast

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This is the list of characters of the series.[4]

Supporting characters
  • Sara Rivero as Carmen Soto
  • Cristina Plazas as Pilar Márquez Encinas
  • Ana Labordeta [es] as Cayetana
  • Manuela Vellés as Luisa Rivas
  • Teresa Calo as Nieves
  • Paula González as Ana Ribera López (child)
  • Georgina Amorós as Ana Ribera López (teenager)
  • Santi Díaz as Alberto Navarro Márquez (child)
  • Oriol Puig as Alberto Navarro Márquez (teenager)
  • Natalia Millán as Gloria Campos
  • Eduardo Santos as Jaime
  • Maxi Iglesias as Maximiliano "Max" Expósito
  • Mauro Rivera as Felipe Murillo
  • Marisa Ruiz as Elvira
  • Rut Santamaría as Pepita
  • Pedro Miguel Martínez as Fernando Valela
  • Inma Cuevas as Genoveva
  • Guillermo Barrientos [es] as Domínguez
  • Eva Ugarte [es] as Rosa María "Rosamari" Blázquez
  • Gael Flores as Manuel "Manolito" Infantes Blázquez
  • Cristina Llorente as Susú Miravelles
  • Alberto Ferreiro as Juan
  • Benito Sagredo as Adolfo Valor
  • Kimberley Tell as Gracia de Mónaco
  • Christophe Miraval as Secretario Real de Mónaco
  • Cuca Escribano [es] as Lidia Cano
  • Peter Vives as Carlos Álvarez
  • Silvia Marsó as Julia Lagasca
  • Anna Briansó as Herminia Lagasca
  • Marisa Lahoz as Sagrario Lagasca
  • Juan Gea [es] as Lorenzo Palacios
  • Carolina Bang as Verónica Lago
  • Ginés García Millán as Esteban Márquez Encinas
  • Juana Acosta as Sara Ortega
  • Daniel Guzmán as Lucas Ruiz Lagasca
  • Kiti Mánver as Consuelo Martín
  • Juli Mira as Fernando Montesinos
  • William Miller as Belategui
  • Empar Ferrer as Tía de Rita
  • Carlos Gorbe as Víctor
  • Andrea Masulli as Ramira
  • Alfonso Manjavacas as Alfonso
  • Víctor Ullate as O'Brien
  • Charlotte Vega as Lucía Márquez
  • Manu Fullola as Miguel Serrano
  • Lolo Martín as José Luis
  • Frank Crudele as Enzo Cafiero
  • Asier Hernández as Ernesto
  • Emilio Linder as Pablo Granados
  • Jesús Cabrero as Detective
  • Chema Tena as Police
  • Cristóbal Araqué as Periodista
  • Ramón Rados as Ginecólogo2
  • Natalia Barceló as Enfermera
  • José Navar as Sr. Barbé
  • Paco Lahoz as Félix
  • Chema Ruiz as Doctor
  • Manuel Millán as Ginecólogo
  • Josu Ormaetxe as Doctor2
  • José Luis Navarro as Padre Don Amancio
  • Paula Prendes as Adele Lavigne
  • Naia Guz as Cristina "Cris" Mendoza Otegui
  • Isidoro Fernández as Notario
  • Álvaro Roig as Dr. Quintanilla
  • Chisco Amado as Ricardo Palacios
  • Carlos Martínez Merón as Dr. de Patricia
  • Iria del Río as Antonia Infantes
  • Aitor Calderón as Alberto Márquez Ribera
  • Alberto Roldán as Miguel Infantes Montesinos
  • Iker Mazón as Jorge Infantes Montesinos
  • Toni Agustí as Julián Sarmiento
  • Nando González as Doctor Isasa
  • Chema León as Juan
  • Pep Miràs as Manuel
  • Julián Ortega as Photographer
  • Xavi Lite as Dr. de Valentín
  • Huichi Chiu as Asian woman

International broadcast

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In the 2014 edition of MIPTV Media Market, the rights for Velvet were acquired by Italy's RAI and France's M6. RAI also got the rights for a remake.[5] In Lithuania, it started airing on LNK on 1 June 2014.[6] In Greece and Cyprus, it is airing on Nova Life and from 20 June is airing also from ANT1 and ANT1 Cyprus.[7] In Finland, the series started airing in December 2015 on YLE Teema. In Slovenia the premiere was on RTVSLO on 15 May 2016, and in Slovakia it was on TV Doma on 4 July 2016. Czech republic Prima LOVETV on 13 October 2018

This series is also available on the Netflix streaming service in the USA, Latin America, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Germany, the UK, and Thailand.

Spin-off

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Main article: Velvet Colección

On 9 February 2017, subscription platform Movistar+ announced they had acquired the rights to produce a spin-off series of Velvet, titled Velvet Colección, which will be centered on the opening of a second Galerías Velvet store in Barcelona in 1967. Adrián Lastra as Pedro Infantes, Asier Etxeandia as Raúl de la Riva, Llorenç González as Jonás Infantes, Javier Rey as Mateo Ruiz Lagasca, Marta Hazas as Clara Montesinos, Diego Martín as Enrique Otegui, and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Blanca Soto reprise their roles; Paula Echevarría and José Sacristán also appear as Ana Ribera and Emilio López respectively in the first episode.[8] New actors include Imanol Arias, Adriana Ozores, Mónica Cruz, Andrea Duro and Marta Torné.[9] The series premiered on 21 September 2017.[10]

Episodes

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Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally releasedAverage
viewership		Average
share
First releasedLast released
116January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17)May 26, 2014 (2014-05-26)4 262 00021.8%
213October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23)4 101 00022.2%
315July 10, 2015 (2015-19-10)December 17, 2015 (2015-12-17)3 159 00018.2%
411October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)December 21, 2016 (2016-12-21)3 572 00021.1%

Season 1 (2014)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [11]Directed byOriginal release dateSpain viewers
(millions) [12]
11"Alas de mariposa/Butterfly Wings"Carlos SedesJanuary 17, 2014 (2014-01-17)4.85
22"Y llegó ella/And She Arrived"David Pinillos & Carlos SedesFebruary 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)4.37
33"Nada es tan sencillo/Nothing is so simple"David PinillosMarch 3, 2014 (2014-03-03)4.42
44"El diseñador/The designer"Carlos SedesMarch 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)4.11
55"Entre dos mujeres/Between two women"Carlos SedesMarch 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)4.22
66"París"David PinillosMarch 24, 2014 (2014-03-24)4.02
77"El día después/The day after"David PinillosMarch 31, 2014 (2014-03-31)4.18
88"Le decisión de Alberto/Alberto's choice"Carlos SedesApril 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)4.05
99"El gran día/The big day"Carlos SedesApril 14, 2014 (2014-04-14)3.70
1010"Los restos del naufragio/The remains of the shipwreck"David PinillosApril 21, 2014 (2014-04-21)4.08
1111"La visita/The visitor"David PinillosApril 28, 2014 (2014-04-28)4.20
1212"Terciopelo azul/Blue Velvet"Jorge Sánchez-CabezudoMay 5, 2014 (2014-05-05)4.06
1313"Mentiras piadosas/Compassionate Lies"Jorge Sánchez-CabezudoMay 12, 2014 (2014-05-12)4.19
1414"La noche de la reina/Night of the Queen"Sílvia QuerMay 19, 2014 (2014-05-19)4.50
1515"Cuenta atrás/Countdown"Sílvia QuerMay 26, 2014 (2014-05-26)4.67

Season 2 (2014–15)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [11]Directed byOriginal release dateSpain viewers
(millions) [12]
161"La noche de los alfileres"Jorge Sánchez-CabezudoOctober 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)4.08
172"Remontando el vuelo"David Pinillos & Carlos SedesOctober 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)3.91
183"Días de gloria"Carlos SedesNovember 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)4.03
194"Coser y cantar"Carlos SedesNovember 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)4.03
205"¿Quién da más?"Carlos SedesNovember 18, 2014 (2014-11-18)3.80
216"New York, New York"David PinillosNovember 25, 2014 (2014-11-25)4.17
227"Por los aires"David PinillosDecember 2, 2014 (2014-12-02)4.11
238"Navidades blancas"Carlos SedesDecember 9, 2014 (2014-12-09)4.14
249"Noche de reyes"David PinillosDecember 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)4.36
2510"La otra noche de reyes"David PinillosJanuary 26, 2015 (2015-01-26)3.32
2611"La hora de la verdad"Jorge Sánchez-CabezudoFebruary 2, 2015 (2015-02-02)4.01
2712"Hoy es el día de los enamoradoss"Jorge Sánchez-CabezudoFebruary 9, 2015 (2015-02-09)3.95
2813"Despedidas"Jorge Sánchez-CabezudoFebruary 16, 2015 (2015-02-16)4.06
2914"Una boda y un funeral"Carlos SedesFebruary 23, 2015 (2015-02-23)4.60

Ratings

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Viewership and ratings per season of Velvet
Season Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 15 January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17) 4.85[11] May 26, 2014 (2014-05-26) 4.67[11] 4.25
2 14 October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21) 4.08[11] February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23) 4.60[11] 4.05

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2014 2nd MiM Series Awards [es] Best Drama Series Nominated [13]
Best Creation Won
Best Direction Nominated
Best Actress Paula Echevarría Nominated
Best Actor Miguel Ángel Silvestre Nominated
2015 65th Fotogramas de Plata Best TV Actress Cecilia Freire Nominated [14]
Best TV Actor Asier Etxeandia Nominated
3rd MiM Series Awards [es] Best Drama Actress Paula Echevarría Nominated [15]
2016 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actress in a Secondary Role Cecilia Freire Nominated [16][17]
Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role Asier Etxeandia Won
Best Television Actor in a Minor Role Diego Martín Nominated
4th MiM Series Awards [es] Best Drama Actress Paula Echevarría Nominated [18]
2017 4th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series José Sacristán Won [19]
Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series Cecilia Freire Nominated
67th Fotogramas de Plata Best Spanish TV Series Nominated [20]
Best TV Actress Paula Echevarría Won
Cecilia Freire Nominated
Best TV Actor Asier Etxeandia Nominated
26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Leading Role José Sacristán Nominated [21][22]
Best Television Actor in a Secondary Role Asier Etxeandia Nominated
Best Television Actor in a Minor Role Adrián Lastra Won

References

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  2. ^ Bermejo, Miguel; López, Tony (31 January 2015). "Antena 3 cumple 25 años: recordamos 25 series que han marcado su historia (parte 2)". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). Madrid: Noxvo Editorial. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. ^ Redondo, David (14 October 2013). ""Cada capítulo de 'Galerías Velvet' cuesta unos 500.000 euros"". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Todos los actores de 'Velvet', con Paula Echevarría y Miguel Ángel Silvestre (All the actors of 'Velvet', with Paula Echevarría and Miguel Ángel Silvestre)" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2016.
  5. ^ Roxborough, Scott (4 June 2014). "MIPTV: Italy's Rai Uno Orders Local Version of Spanish Period Drama 'Velvet'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Velvet". LNK. 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. ^ "ANT1: Έρχεται ισπανική σειρά – Πότε κάνει πρεμιέρα". Youfly (in Greek). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Movistar+ compra a Atresmedia los derechos de Velvet para hacer una continuación de la serie". 9 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Imanol Arias ficha por 'Velvet colección'". El País. 6 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Movistar+ pone fecha de estreno al regreso de 'Velvet'". 20 July 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Capítulos Velvet". formulatv.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Audiencias Velvet". formulatv.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  13. ^ "MIM Series: 'El tiempo entre costuras' triunfa en unos premios repartidos con 'El Príncipe' y 'LQSA'". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 2 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Michelle Jenner y Rodolfo Sancho, premiados en los Fotogramas de Plata 2014". El Periódico. 3 March 2015.
  15. ^ Onieva, Álvaro (1 December 2015). "Premios MiM Series: 'El ministerio del tiempo' y 'Allí abajo', grandes ganadoras". Fotogramas.
  16. ^ "'La novia', 'B, la película', 'La piedra oscura' y 'Vis a vis' triunfan en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo. 15 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Maggie Civantos y 'Vis a vis', en las candidaturas de los Premios de la Unión de Actores". Diario Sur. 16 February 2016.
  18. ^ Martínez, Paula (28 November 2016). "Listado de ganadores de los Premios MiM 2016". FormulaTV.
  19. ^ "La lista completa de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2017". HuffPost. 23 January 2017.
  20. ^ "Todos los ganadores de los Fotogramas de Plata 2016". El Televisero. 7 March 2017.
  21. ^ "'Tarde para la ira' arrasa en unos Premios Unión de Actores con marcado carácter femenino". 20minutos.es. 14 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Javier Pereira, entre los nominados a los Premios Unión de Actores". La Información. 13 February 2017.
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